Thierry Henry thinks reported Leeds target can do something ‘so few players’ can
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Monaco fans won’t look back on Thierry Henry’s three-month spell in the dugout with too much fondness.
But what the former France great lacked in results, winning just four of 20 games in charge, he made up for in youth development.
Between October 2018 and January 2019, Benoit Badiashile and Sofiane Diop were given a run of games in Ligue 1 for the first time.
Flash forward to March 2021 and the big centre-back and all-action midfielder are two of the first names on Niko Kovac’s team sheet, shining as title-chasing Monaco defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 at the Parc des Princes last week.
Report: Celtic now want to sign £2.5m man they turned down in 2019
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Celtic are once again interested in signing Brest flyer Romain Perraud although the Scottish giants will face competition from Premier League outfit Leeds United, as reported by the Mirror.
If Celtic could turn back the clock to the summer of 2019, you would imagine they would make a different decision about a jet-heeled left-back who, at the time, was desperate seal a move to the green half of Glasgow.
According to La Depeche, Perraud was willing to take a pay cut to join Neil Lennon’s side after an impressive breakthrough season in Ligue 2 with Paris FC.
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More than 1,900 cases of concerning variants reported in the US, CDC says
From CNN s Michael Nedelman
At least 1,932 cases of coronavirus strains first spotted in the UK, South Africa and Brazil have been reported in the United States, according to data updated Tuesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The vast majority of these cases, 1,881, are the more contagious variant known as B.1.1.7, which was originally detected in the UK. This variant has been found in 43 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, DC. More than a quarter are in Florida.
In addition, there are 46 total cases of a strain initially seen in South Africa, called B.1.351, in 13 states and Washington, DC.